The author reminisces about their fond memories of playing Animal Crossing games, particularly Animal Crossing: Wild World on the Nintendo DS, which they played extensively with their friends during summer holidays. They express their love for the game and its ability to provide an escape from the stresses of everyday life. Recently, they played the original Animal Crossing on the GameCube and were surprised by its brutal honesty and humor, which they felt was missing in the newer version, Animal Crossing: New Horizons. They praise the original game's quirky characters and their interactions, which they found more engaging than the newer game's more generic and limited dialogue. Despite some drawbacks, the author concludes that they enjoy the Animal Crossing series and appreciate its unique charm.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The author played Animal Crossing: Wild World on Nintendo DS as a child.
2. The author also played Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
3. The author's family has a tradition of visiting relatives in Canada every July.
4. The author decided to play the original Animal Crossing game as an adult.
5. The original Animal Crossing game was released for the GameCube.
6. The author played the original Animal Crossing game for a week or two, spending at most an hour a day on it.
7. The author found the original Animal Crossing game to be limited in actions compared to New Horizons.
8. The author preferred the conversations with residents in the original Animal Crossing game over New Horizons.
9. The author found the text in New Horizons to be limited to five topics and not interesting.
10. The author built no relationships with the residents in New Horizons.
11. The author changed the city melody in the original Animal Crossing game to please a resident named Sioux.
12. The author met an enemy in the original Animal Crossing game, which had not happened since playing Wild World.
13. The author wants more drama and enemies in Animal Crossing games, similar to the original game.